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Verona Nightlife

Unlike its more conservative neighbour Venice, Verona has a healthy but mature nightlife scene. Surrounded by wine-growing regions and host of Italy’s largest annual wine fair, bars and traditional osterie (inns) are plentiful. Many bars also host live music at the weekends.

By contrast, Verona’s club scene is modest. A handful of clubs dot the fringes of the city and many of them are small in contrast to the mega-clubs of Rome and Naples. Clubs usually open at 2230 and fill up after midnight.

Instead of clubs, Verona has concerts by the bucket-load. The summer opera and theatre festivals fill the town with visitors, and there’s a year-round programme of music, theatre and dance at the city’s numerous theatres and historic monuments.

For more information seek out the Spettacoli section of the local paper, L’Arena, or visit the tourist office.

Bars in Verona

Caffè Filippini

The best bar in town, Caffe Filippini has been serving cocktails to a cultured-up crowd since 1901. Sit in the classic wood-pannelled interior or at outdoor tables and try the house speciality, the Filippini cocktail, a mixture of vermouth, gin, lemon and ice. Friday and Saturday night the bar is full to bursting. For something more leisurely come for a pre-lunch café coretto (coffee with grappa).

Piazza Erbe 26
Tel: 045 800 4549.
www.caffefilippini.it

Osteria del Bugiardo

The Veronese take their wine very seriously, hence the popularity and importance of the numerous osterie (inns) around town. These serve as typical lunch time meeting places where locals congregate to prop up the bar with a glass of the local Valpolicella, bottled especially for Bugiardo. In the evening, the candle-lit, brick-lined interior makes for a good romantic drinking spot.

Corso Portoni Borsari 17a
Tel: 045 591 869.

Rivamancina

Perched right on the banks of the Adige, Rivamancina is an established Veronese drinking hole, thanks to its art deco interiors and top quality bassotti (beer). Modern art works rotate on a monthly basis admired by a fashionable cocktail-sipping crowd. Weekends are busy, when the place thumps with drum n’bass and Jungle music.

Vicolo Quadrelli 1
Tel: 045 594 976.

Clubs in Verona

Alter Ego

Alter Ego is Verona’s most popular club and is situated in a pretty location in the Veronese hills. Relatively small in size, it attracts a diverse crowd and DJs specialising in disco. The best thing about it is the summer terrace, where you can dance the night away overlooking backlit Verona.

Via Torricelle 9
Tel: 045 915 130.
www.alteregoclub.it

Berfi’s Club

One of Verona’s older city-centre club venue’s, Berfi’s is small and intimate. It consist of just two minimalist, white rooms: one featuring mainly commercial, disco hits and the other, known as the Caffe degli Artisti, where there are regular live performances. There’s also an on-site restaurant and dinner is included in the entrance fee.

Via Lussemburgo 1
Tel: 045 508 024.
www.berfis.com

Ca’Lupa

One of Verona’s most atmospheric restaurant-bar-club’s is trendy Ca’Lupa. Situated just outside the city centre, it has an atmospheric barrel-vaulted interior where you can have a reasonable meal before moving on to dancing. Latin, 80s, rock and Italian disco are the regular music fare. In summer, the action moves outdoors.

Via Torino 2/4
Tel: 045 602 073.

Live Music in Verona

Cantina del’Arena

For some laid-back live jazz – and a quality glass of wine – book a table at Cantina del’Arena. Styled as a music brasserie, the moody, brick interior and long bar sets just the tone for leisurely strands of the saxophone. Order from the meat grill and finish with a full-blooded glass of the local Veneto Amarone.

Piazetta Scalette Rubiani 1
Tel: 045 802 6373.

Cappa Café

With the spotlight firmly on the Roman amphitheatre, it’s easy to forget that Verona is situated on the scenic river Adige. For a sunset stunner, establish yourself on the terrace of Cappa Café overlooking the Pietra bridge and the cypress-clad hills on the opposite bank. Laid-back live jazz provides the soundtrack.

Piazzetta Bra Molinari 1A
Tel: 045 800 4516.

Il Campidoglio

A long-standing city favourite, Il Campidoglio, just off Piazza delle Erbe, is renowned for its long cocktails and its premium Caribbean drinks. Happy hour, with generous aperitivi (snacks), is served from 1800-2100. The bar is divided in two halves; one catering to the live music crowd and another quieter drinking den.

Piazetta Tirabosco4
Tel: 045 591 059.

Opera in Verona

Arena

Watching an opera performance in Verona’s Roman amphitheatre is one of the great Italian experiences. On balmy summer nights up to 14,000 spectators equipped with lighted candles fill the vast auditorium and settle down for a night of sweeping arias under the stars. Now the biggest outdoor lyrical event in the world, the festival started in 1913 and now attracts world-class international performers. Big theatre productions are also staged here.

Via Dietro Anfiteatro
Tel: 045 800 5151.
www.arena.it

Theatre in Verona

Teatro Filarmonico

The 18th-century Teatro Filarmonico is Verona’s main venue for music and dramatic arts outside of the opera season. It is run by the Arena di Verona and stage a full complement of ballet, classical music and opera. Occasionally they also host jazz and rock concerts.

Via dei Mutilati 4
Tel: 045 800 9108.
www.accademiafilarmonica.org

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